Mu Huagui

Chapter 81 Old Account
"I'm just a commoner woman, and I don't understand anything the patriarch says. If nothing happens, the little girl should leave." Want to use the aggressive method? This is too ridiculous, Chen Jiao'er raised the corner of her mouth, revealing a sneering smile.

"Wait, if you intervene in the Chen family's affairs, don't blame us for being rude." The patriarch didn't want to speak harshly, he just wanted to scare her and send her to leave quickly.After all, I heard that she has an unclear relationship with the prince of Dongjun, so it's not easy to offend her at will.

Unexpectedly, such a seemingly fragile little girl is like a hairball with thorns all over her body, and she has nowhere to mouth.Forced to have no choice but to speak threats.

"I'm sorry, the matter of the Chen family has nothing to do with me. I just came to visit the mountains and rivers." Chen Jiao'er knew that although Zhou Mingyuan did not reveal his identity, and as long as they kept in touch with Chen Desheng in the capital, it would be impossible to hide the fact that an eldest son left the capital. thing.

This is also the reason why they have been quiet all the time, watching Chen's dowry being transported away, and they dare not snatch it.Of course, Qi Luoshu's robbery should be because they were desperate to gain a gamble, but they didn't succeed.

As soon as Chen Jiao'er left, a person came out from behind the screen in the study and said, "Father, the prince of Dongjun is involved in this matter, I'm afraid it's not as simple as Desheng said. Are we..."

"Well, when it came to your fifth younger brother, we had the closest relationship with Junyu, so it was only natural to ask him for help. But I didn't expect that he would just sit back and ignore it, and my father had no choice but to ask him to go to the Chen residence." The patriarch sat down slumped At that time, his youngest son-in-law was wrongly sentenced to an unjust case during his tenure, and the person who was wrongly judged was a close relative of the wife and brother of King Xianjun in the capital, so he was detained in Beijing.

I asked for help everywhere, but I didn't expect that Chen Junyu, who was a close minister of the emperor, would not speak for him.He had no choice but to agree to Chen Desheng's conditions, in exchange for helping him find a way to get Chen Junyu Ding You to return home.

Then, getting on a thief ship is easy and getting off the ship is difficult.If there is one, there are two, Chen Desheng can always make an offer that he cannot refuse.Now that he knew that the matter was of great importance, he had no choice but to go on.

"However, the current situation in the court is turbulent, and it is hard to know who will win the battle. If you participate in it now, if you are not careful, the whole family will be destroyed."

"Junting, your fifth younger brother is in someone else's hands. What you mean is to let father beat him to death, and then break up with the Chen family."

Seeing his father's furious appearance, Chen Junting secretly sighed. In other matters, his father was very fair in dealing with others, otherwise he would not have become the patriarch.But he dotes on his young son very much, to the point where he can't distinguish between likes and dislikes.

Whether it should be done or not, people are killed, and things are done.If I hadn't forced my father to keep a low profile all these years, I'm afraid that Qi Luoshu's family would have died long ago.

"Anyway, this woman has a very shallow friendship with the prince of Dongjun, so I will see you in the future. If anything happens, it won't be..."

"Junting, you don't need to teach me these things. Dad has been the patriarch for so many years, why doesn't he understand?"

"Yes, my son is resigning." Chen Junting knew it would be useless to talk too much, so he could only persuade his father slowly at another time.

After leaving the patriarch's study, Chen Jiao'er's heart sank slowly.She always hoped that the matter of her parents had nothing to do with the Chen family, even if it was related, even if it was forced.But seeing the patriarch today, she already knew the answer.

The relatives in the previous life have become the biggest enemies, and I don't know what kind of mood the parents under Jiuquan will feel.

"Daren, you are Daren." Before they left the Chen family, a pleasantly surprised male voice called out to them.

"You misidentified the person, I don't know you." Chen Daren glanced at the middle-aged man in his early forties in front of him, dressed in coarse clothes, he looked like a servant of the Chen family.

"How can I admit my mistake, I am your cousin, we grew up together in Chen's family." The visitor grabbed Chen Daren's sleeve and said harshly.

Cherry was about to speak, but Chen Jiao'er stopped her and shook her head gently.

There were more and more people watching, and some people began to whisper the words "runaway slave" and "long follower".

It wasn't until some of the guests began to inquire about what had happened that a man with the appearance of a housekeeper came out and cleared his throat, "The house slave of our house identified you as Chen Daren, a former servant of the Chen family, and you are not. "

"The younger one's name is Chen Daren, but we don't know each other before, let alone a servant of your Chen family." Chen Daren's slightly flustered eyes were seen by the housekeeper, making him more certain of his identity.

"In that case, why don't you go to the county government office to clarify the matter." The housekeeper laughed even more hypocritically, Chen Daren's deed of prostitution has always been in the Chen family, and there are people he knows to testify, so he is not afraid that he will not admit it.

"Miss." Chen Daren looked back at Chen Jiao'er.

"Then, as the steward said, let's go to the yamen together to clarify clearly. It's just that the young girl is new here, and I heard that the county government does not ask facts and evidence, but only relatives and relatives. My little girl dares to invite everyone to sit in the yamen and see how Master Wen is doing." Handle the case." Chen Jiao'er's voice was not loud, but she spoke very slowly.Let the onlookers hear clearly that there are few people in a small county and there are few things. This is the first time I have heard of such a thing.

Many good-natured people responded enthusiastically, and a group of people went down to the county government office under the leadership of the housekeeper.

"I thought that girl was very capable, but that's all. After a while, the old man wants to see how she denies it in front of witnesses and physical evidence." The patriarch smiled and stroked his beard, very proud.

When a group of people arrived at the county government office, the housekeeper took out the deed of prostitution that he had already brought with him, and brought out three servants who were related to Chen Daren.

Master Wen looked at the Chen family who had turned their backs in an instant, and he was in a good mood. It's good not to deal with you girl, but to dampen your spirit.

Chen Jiao'er yawned and watched the housekeeper spit, and all the relatives burst into tears.

"They mean to say that they thought Chen Daren was dead, so they miss him all the time, don't they?" Cherry covered her mouth and smiled, attracting laughter from some onlookers.

Perhaps feeling that these performances were too much, Mr. Wen also wanted to close the case quickly.He patted the startling wooden door and said, "Since the Chen family members have all the evidence, what else do you have to say about the people standing in the hall?"

Chen Daren said innocently, "I don't understand, the other party is talking to himself, and how can I prove that I am a fugitive slave of their Chen family."

Mr. Wen seemed to be waiting for him to ask this question, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, and he said, "You were sold into the Chen family at the age of six, and you still have the brand of a slave of the Chen family on your feet. If you still refuse to admit it, you might as well verify it in court."

This time, even Chen Jiao'er's expression changed, she was completely unaware of the branding.He hurriedly looked at Chen Daren, who knew that he didn't even look at other people, and took off his shoes and socks by himself.Showing a pair of big feet, bright to the front of the hall.

I saw that both his feet were burned, and his skin was rolled up and covered with scars.For a moment, the people in the hall looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

It was Mr. Wen who reacted the fastest, and said, "In order to destroy the evidence, I burned my legs. Do you think that your case can't be closed? Someone..."

"Wait a minute, my lord should let me justify myself." Chen Jiao'er said loudly.

"Yes, yes, it's good to listen to what he has to say." The so-called bystanders didn't think the matter was a big deal, and they all agreed with each other in the spirit of watching the excitement.

"I want to see what tricks you can come up with." Mr. Wen seemed to feel that he had a chance to win, so he agreed very generously.

Chen Daren took out a waist card from his arms, held it up and said, "Chen Daren, the son of the Prince of Dongjun is here with you, and he has the waist card as proof. If you don't believe me, you can send a letter to the palace to verify. The foot injury is also to protect the son. If you step into the fire and get burned, your lord can interrogate him."

With a "boom", the whole hall was like a boiling fire, and it was full of discussions for a while.Quite a few people craned their necks to look over, and shouted, "This man is handsome, and Kong Wu is powerful enough to see that he is a Lianjiazi. How could he be a slave of the Chen family? It must be a mistake."

"My son's waiting guard is amazing. How could this kind of person be a fugitive slave? Didn't he say that my son took in a fugitive slave?" Another person said.

Master Wen's complexion suddenly changed, and he didn't even think about it, this escaped slave would actually join the family of the eldest son.Now, no matter how much evidence there is, he can only pretend that he didn't see it.Otherwise, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of the palace, as someone said below, accusing the son of taking in the escaped slaves.

"I will write a letter to verify the facts, and then pronounce a sentence after the verification." Mr. Wen, who had never been so embarrassed in his own yamen, hurried down the hall, clenched his fists, and was about to curse.

My heart tightened, and I suddenly thought that I just wanted to cling to a Beijing official to say something nice for myself, so whether it is worth offending a prince for this.

Immortals fight little ghosts and suffer, so why should I get involved in things he can't understand for a little bit of pursuit.Immediately, Mr. Wen decided to remove himself from this matter.

It has to be said that after many years, he often thinks back on that day, and feels more and more wise.

The three people with smiles watched the butler lead a group of people back to the house disheveledly, Chen Daren said, "Thank you, miss, and handed over the waist card with both hands."

"Since it's given to you, it's yours. Take it." Chen Jiao'er said without taking it.

Ah... The meaning of these words is that Chen Daren was holding his waist card excitedly, as if he was holding a heavy weight, and he couldn't walk for a while.Cherry looked at his stupid look from the side, smiled "puchi", and beckoned, "Hurry up, hurry up, go to such a filthy place, go back and wash with grapefruit leaves."

"Yes." Chen Daren strode to catch up.

"Daren is in charge of finding out who the servant who raised the horse for Mr. Chen was, and where he is now. And which clinic Mr. Chen was sent to after he fell from the horse, and which doctor gave him treatment. Mother Su went to find Mr. Chen Mrs. Wen's family, who delivered the baby, went to find out if any strange things happened before and after the delivery."

After arranging everything in one go, Chen Jiao'er swaggered through the market with cherries to attract the attention of the Chen family.Sure enough, after discovering that someone was following them, Chen Daren and Aunt Su became more careful about their whereabouts.

Chen Daren already knew who was taking care of Mr. Chen's horses back then, but he just needed to find out where he is now.It's best to inquire about the doctor's affairs. After asking about the name of the clinic and the doctor's name in one afternoon, Chen Jiao'er asked Chen Daren to do it by himself, and went directly to the clinic with Cherry.

(End of this chapter)